Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and Peter Paul Rubens alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and Peter Paul Rubens were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1577 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 13 when Peter Paul Rubens was born.

Peter Paul Rubens was 38 when William Shakespeare died, aged 51 or 52.

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

Born April 1564 · died 23 April 1616 (Julian calendar), aged 51 or 52

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter

Born 28 June 1577 · died 30 May 1640, aged 62

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Francis Bacon
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. Peter Paul Rubens
  6. René Descartes
  7. Rembrandt
  8. Molière
William Shakespeare and Peter Paul Rubens in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.